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To what extent does research support the multi store model?
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AS Revision part C questions Memory To what extent does research support the multi store model? Atkinson et al (1968) created the multi store model of memory when they argued that there were three memory stores: a sensory store, a short-term store and a long-term store. They argued that the information travelled from the short-term memory (STM) to the long-term memory (LTM) by rehearsing the data. The multi store model of memory has had many criticisms about its authenticity, such as the examples following. That the model is both rigid and simplistic which gives an oversimplified view of rehearsal and that simply repeating data wont send the information form the short term memory to the long term memory. There is much information suggesting that both STM and LTM are made up of sub-systems. Also, that the BBC radio wavelength changes; despite being repeatedly broadcast, people still couldn't remember the new wavelength, suggesting...
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